Although it may not be as exciting as Oppo’s Find 5 or ZTE’s Nubia Z5, the Meizu MX2 is still one of the coolest Android smartphones to come out from someone other than the well-established names in the industry.

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We’ve seen the MX2 get its formal introduction about three weeks ago, and now, right on schedule, the “beast” is up for grabs. As expected, China gets a front-row seat at this big guy’s launch party, but the largest country in the world is not alone, being joined by Hong Kong and… Russia.

Wait, what? Russia gets the MX2 already? But that means the rest of Europe might get a piece of the pie too and maybe even the US. Well, it does and it doesn’t, because it’s not exactly unusual for Chinese phones to reach Russia, which is a part of Asia as much as Europe, but not other countries outside the world’s largest continent.

You may not be too happy to hear about MX2’s Russian price either, which is a lot heftier than the one in China or Hong Kong. The 16 GB version goes in the “Federation” for no less than 17,997 rubles, or around $585. As for the 32 GB model, that’s 2,000 rubles more, or $650 in total.

Meanwhile, Chinese tech enthusiasts can get the MX2 for as little as RMB 2,499, which translates into around $398 based on today’s conversion rates. That’s the 16 GB model’s price, while the version with double the storage goes for RMB 2,999, or $477.

Meizu’s MX2 is even cheaper in Hong Kong, where it starts at HK$ 2,999 (US$ 387). The 32 GB variant is only HK$ 3,299, or US$ 425. No words on the 64 GB version’s price in any of the three countries, but we should probably hear something on that soon enough.

Enough to be worth $585? Don’t think so. How about $400? Hells to the yeah, though we’re still a bit worried about the non-removable battery, lack of microSD support and the tainting with the “pure Google experience” of our beloved Android. How about you, would you pay 400 bucks for this? 500? 585?